Comment on Elon Musk destroys astronomy

• gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Fiber line to the bright side of the moon; transceiver there.

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  • BaroqueInMind@lemmy.one ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    You would still need a power amp repeater every 500 meters, which requires a lot of power and create noise. You can’t be quiet with noise.

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    • gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Even if you make them sub-surface, or otherwise shield them from the FOV of the antenna?

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      • BaroqueInMind@lemmy.one ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        Yes, because there’s no way to transmit power or data anywhere without being loud af in any signal spectrum. It’s physically impossible.

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